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ALSO KNOWN AS		Bonga
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, North New Guinea
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		mmt
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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~150
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1977, 341 speakers were reported. Today there may be about 150 or so.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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The language is under pressure from neighbouring related languages such as Malasanga, and from Tok Pisin, which the children prefer.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Malasanga
Tok Pisin

More on Orthography

No literacy

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Madang Province. Spoken on the Rai Coast of Astrolabe Bay, near Saidor.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
550
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (2003).

PLACES: Papua New Guinea;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
548
Native speakers worldwide

	2012	LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)						Institute for Language Information and Technology	Eastern Michigan University	http://llmap.org	Anthony Aristar and Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie	Anthony Aristar, Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie. 2012. "LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)." Online: http://llmap.org.												-5.763899803,146.6495056
		World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		548	100-999			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	2007	Australasia and the Pacific	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	425-577	Christopher Moseley	Routledge	London and New York				Stephen Wurm	Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.		~150	100-999	In 1977, 341 speakers were reported. Today there may be about 150 or so.	Malasanga, Tok Pisin	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	The language is under pressure from neighbouring related languages such as Malasanga, and from Tok Pisin, which the children prefer.	14	Papua New Guinea	Madang Province. Spoken on the Rai Coast of Astrolabe Bay, near Saidor.
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX			http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	550	100-999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (2003).		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Papua New Guinea;

Malalamai

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Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~150

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

550

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

548

Discussion

Malalamai

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~150

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

550

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

548

Discussion

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